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video released yesterday, then candidate obama was critical of the government's response to hurricane katrina. >> when hurricane andrew struck in florida, people said, look at this devastation. we don't expect you to come up with the money. here's the money to rebuild. we're not going to wait for you to scratch it together because you're part of the american family. what's happening down in new orleans? where's your dollar in where's your staff for that money? makes no sense. tells me the bullet hasn't been taken out. [ applause ] tells me that somehow the people down in new orleans, they don't care about as much. >> now, a portion of this speech had been covered by several news organizations, including msnbc. during the 2008 presidential campaign but yesterday, the speech in its entirety was made available and posted at the daily caller. it included comments mr. obama made praising his pastor at the time, the reverend jeremiah wright. less than a year later, president obama cut ties with mr. wright after clips came out of the pastor's racially charged sermons. the obama campaign released a s
video released yesterday, then candidate obama was critical of the government's response to hurricane katrina. >> when hurricane andrew struck in florida, people said, look at this devastation. we don't expect you to come up with the money. here's the money to rebuild. we're not going to wait for you to scratch it together because you're part of the american family. what's happening down in new orleans? where's your dollar in where's your staff for that money? makes no sense. tells me the...
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he went from 75% in 2002 and at this point in his second presidency was 39% around the time of katrina. democratic pollster. all right, guys. october shock waves is the theme of both of those polls. i went through the president's numbers, fred. for a long time he had just stayed above water when it comes to all of the washington mess. he was at the end of the day seen as somebody at least outside of it a little bit. not anymore. >> you had a shut down that was finished for a purpose and most voters don't know why. you have a health care roll out that doesn't seem to be going well and as the poll showed, 50% of americans think it's likely to shut down again next year. yes, i think the president has been dragged into that thing that people feel about washington right now. >> there is no such thing as a see saw in american politics right now. it's a race to the bottom in the same poll that had record low approval ratings for the president. we hit yet another record low in the republican brand numbers. are we in this vicious cycle of a race to the bottom? >> yeah. first of all i think you
he went from 75% in 2002 and at this point in his second presidency was 39% around the time of katrina. democratic pollster. all right, guys. october shock waves is the theme of both of those polls. i went through the president's numbers, fred. for a long time he had just stayed above water when it comes to all of the washington mess. he was at the end of the day seen as somebody at least outside of it a little bit. not anymore. >> you had a shut down that was finished for a purpose and...
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we've been through hurricane katrina which devastated this area. the people in this area are very residual. you know, they can bounce back. we have just got to the point last year that we bounced back from hurricane katrina because virtually this area was obliterated. everything was gone. everything that you see inside this marina was gone after hurricane katrina. with hard work, with perseverance and just sweat, people put everything back together, and last year was the turning point. now that we're seeing the oil in the gulf, combined with the hurricane season, you're right. this is very early for a hurricane to be in the gulf of mexico. normally this part of the country we see our hurricanes late august, september, into october, and, unfortunately, sometimes into november. so that's the latter part of the summer that we're mostly concerned about. if we're starting to deal with the hurricanes this early in the summer, we've got a long summer and a lot of concerns to be concerned about, especially with the oil off the coastline. >> mike frenette,
we've been through hurricane katrina which devastated this area. the people in this area are very residual. you know, they can bounce back. we have just got to the point last year that we bounced back from hurricane katrina because virtually this area was obliterated. everything was gone. everything that you see inside this marina was gone after hurricane katrina. with hard work, with perseverance and just sweat, people put everything back together, and last year was the turning point. now that...
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that is exactly what we got from this storm, hurricane katrina, we really didn't see the worst pictures until about 24 hours after that. it was the same yesterday. possible dam problems, and in the town of slidell, the pumps couldn't keep up. the people had to be rescued by boats. these are pictures we wouldn't be able to see. this was obviously a category 1, only 80 miles an hour winds. but we did learn of two deaths, two bodies floated out in southeastern portions of louisiana, where the storm made landfall. we still could see isolated tornadoes, but from here on out it will mostly be beneficial rains to the hard-hit drought areas of arkansas, missouri, and here is where isaac is located this morning, almost right over the top of little rock. but even at this hour, we have thunderstorms still in louisiana, and a tornado warning for northeast corner of louisiana. so we're not completely done with the possibility of damaging winds from the thunderstorms with isaac. now as far as what we'll deal with in the days ahead with isaac, the storm will rain itself out, by saturday, sunday, monda
that is exactly what we got from this storm, hurricane katrina, we really didn't see the worst pictures until about 24 hours after that. it was the same yesterday. possible dam problems, and in the town of slidell, the pumps couldn't keep up. the people had to be rescued by boats. these are pictures we wouldn't be able to see. this was obviously a category 1, only 80 miles an hour winds. but we did learn of two deaths, two bodies floated out in southeastern portions of louisiana, where the...
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that's not where you want to see storms because that's when they can grow and get huge in a hurry like katrina and rita. >> turns into a hurricane like tomorrow morning, is that right? >> possibly could. may not be a hurricane until it gets off to cuba four or five days from now. >> all right, bill. keep an eye on it for us. we turn to sports baseball the yankees trying to avoid a sweep against the al central leading white sox. derek jeter has been on fire in august. hitting over .400 in the sixth. goes deep. a solo home run. his third home run in three games. it's the first time he's ever done that believe it or not as a yankee. three in three games. that was really the only mistake be made by white sox pitcher chris sail. here are the highlights with help from white sox announcer hawk harrelson. >> and here's the payoff pitch. yes, he did. he gone. he gone. he gone. he gone. change-up. he gone. he gone. >> yes, he did, he gone. sail strikes 13 over 72/3 inning. white sox complete the sweep with a 2-1 win. after the game yankees manager joe girardi holding an impromptu press conference with r
that's not where you want to see storms because that's when they can grow and get huge in a hurry like katrina and rita. >> turns into a hurricane like tomorrow morning, is that right? >> possibly could. may not be a hurricane until it gets off to cuba four or five days from now. >> all right, bill. keep an eye on it for us. we turn to sports baseball the yankees trying to avoid a sweep against the al central leading white sox. derek jeter has been on fire in august. hitting...
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forget obama's katrina. this is october surprise named sandy. thankfully, in the last days, many have thoughtfully considered the role of a strong infrastructure and a stronger government. this helped us focus on the very real need for the kind of disaster planning and preparedness that only our government can provide. this morning, president obama said he remains focused as well. >> this continues to be my number one priority. there is nothing more important than us getting this right. we are going to spend as much time, effort, and energy that is necessary to make sure all the people in new york, new jersey, and connecticut know that the entire country is behind them. >> back to my panel, david, in the immediate moments after a disaster, with he feel like, oh, all victims are worthy and we have this rallying around the victim effect. how long does that last? should we expect in this context that some folks are going to be made into villains. >> that is going to happen. there is tremendous anger in staten island. the power is coming back on in
forget obama's katrina. this is october surprise named sandy. thankfully, in the last days, many have thoughtfully considered the role of a strong infrastructure and a stronger government. this helped us focus on the very real need for the kind of disaster planning and preparedness that only our government can provide. this morning, president obama said he remains focused as well. >> this continues to be my number one priority. there is nothing more important than us getting this right....
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and given the density of the population, this was, indeed, our katrina. i can take you for long drivers on stretches of the jersey shore where very little has come back. you can point to the houses where the owners are gone. you can point to the places where they're rebuilding like the outer banks in north carolina up on stilts, where they're waiting for fema checks and state checks. 27,000 people or thereabouts in new jersey still out of their homes. even more in new york. this devastated and densely populated area, and like katrina, more than that it now questions people when they look at the water, when they look at where the water broke through when they wonder, is there any holding it back, and is this going to change the way we live and enjoy the coastline? >> a lot of our viewers remember how personal your reporting of katrina was, when you started in this role at "nightly news." and yet for you to go home and cover a story that has taken on that magnitude was something different altogether. journalistically and personally. >> yes, it was something
and given the density of the population, this was, indeed, our katrina. i can take you for long drivers on stretches of the jersey shore where very little has come back. you can point to the houses where the owners are gone. you can point to the places where they're rebuilding like the outer banks in north carolina up on stilts, where they're waiting for fema checks and state checks. 27,000 people or thereabouts in new jersey still out of their homes. even more in new york. this devastated and...
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i think there's -- it goes to katrina's point. the anger at public sector unions verses the trade unions has bled over and fired up i think some of the trade unions in a way that -- >> that we have not seen. >> president obama has never been the labor guy and people forget it. >> and his coalition -- >> he has not been that and all of a sudden they have drawn him over, a guy like jimmy hoffa junior would love to flirt with the republican party but they are weirdly hostile to him. >> what is so interesting, george romney, mitt's father -- we are seeing the change of a republican party that has no room for a george romney. >> i mean, he is trying to channel -- >> you can talk the talk, but when you are not walking the walk -- >> listen he had kid rock on stage with him last night. if anything is going to lockup that vote, it's kid rock. game time, will santorum steal michigan from mitt romney? we will ask john ward when he joins us live from detroit. next on n.o.w. -- [ woman ] dear cat, your hair mixes with pollen and dust. i get c
i think there's -- it goes to katrina's point. the anger at public sector unions verses the trade unions has bled over and fired up i think some of the trade unions in a way that -- >> that we have not seen. >> president obama has never been the labor guy and people forget it. >> and his coalition -- >> he has not been that and all of a sudden they have drawn him over, a guy like jimmy hoffa junior would love to flirt with the republican party but they are weirdly...
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but the aftermath of katrina is by no means complete nor has the disaster relief effort been complete. >> oh, god, no. a lot of the fema money was for infrastructure, uh-oh, there's that terrible word, that was destroyed by the flood. the sewers, the water systems. really disastrously effected. fema money was mainly going to relieve that. that has just really started at this point. >> where do you see the president going in his re-election campaign? you saw the thing about the slippers which you have to have caught, the unscripted moment of the obama -- is he struggling to find that re-election rhetoric being very different from the 2008 rhetoric and where is he going to end up? >> mitt romney's going to be the republican nominee and presidents don't get re-elected with 9% unemployment. >> you heard it here first. the gloomy word from harry shearer. i think he can beat mitt romney. we'll find out. harry shearer, director of the
but the aftermath of katrina is by no means complete nor has the disaster relief effort been complete. >> oh, god, no. a lot of the fema money was for infrastructure, uh-oh, there's that terrible word, that was destroyed by the flood. the sewers, the water systems. really disastrously effected. fema money was mainly going to relieve that. that has just really started at this point. >> where do you see the president going in his re-election campaign? you saw the thing about the...
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katrina, what do you think? >> i think it's cynical, and i think this government can't be run in this jump-start way. they just want more time so they can go about continuing to demonize the role of government. so i think we need a better answer. and the danger is, ed, they're going to cut the very programs i was just talking about, those that have made this a more civilized country. instead of cutting social security, we should be expanding it. we should be building out obama care, a program that they are terrified will be so successful that they've just spent the last year defunding, degrading, and now trying to repeal anti-democratically. >> clarence, what do you think? >> i'm so happy to see boehner and the rest take some move in the direction of common sense. i ham hesitant to criticize this as cynical, but there are cynical elements they are focused on the debt ceiling and not on the shutdown. they need to restore everything. >> e.j., isn't this a time for the democrats to be strong? are they in a position
katrina, what do you think? >> i think it's cynical, and i think this government can't be run in this jump-start way. they just want more time so they can go about continuing to demonize the role of government. so i think we need a better answer. and the danger is, ed, they're going to cut the very programs i was just talking about, those that have made this a more civilized country. instead of cutting social security, we should be expanding it. we should be building out obama care, a...
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again, the only storm it compareses to is katrina, but this is up there with wilma and rita and andrew. and those are adjusted for inflation, too. a populated corridor of the country, we knew it would be bad. >> bill, thanks so much. pleer appreciate all your reporting. >>> hurricane sandy pushed the presidential election out of the headlines for a couple days, but the latest poll puts the canned dads in a statistic al tie among likely voters. in terms of the key swing states, that cbs "new york times" quinnipiac poll shows the president up five points in ohio. that's holding steady between fr two weeks ago. if in florida, a statistical tie. similar story in virginia. mitt romney is within two points. the ohio is ahead in both ohio and virginia in early voting. today mitt romney making multiple stops in the state of florida. yesterday he took a break from campaigning, turning a dayton, ohio rally into a relief event for storm victims on the east coast. >> i appreciate your generosity. it's part of the american spirit, the american way to give to people who are in need. and your generos
again, the only storm it compareses to is katrina, but this is up there with wilma and rita and andrew. and those are adjusted for inflation, too. a populated corridor of the country, we knew it would be bad. >> bill, thanks so much. pleer appreciate all your reporting. >>> hurricane sandy pushed the presidential election out of the headlines for a couple days, but the latest poll puts the canned dads in a statistic al tie among likely voters. in terms of the key swing states,...
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joining me now, katrina vanden heuvel. editor and publisher of "the nation" magazine and author of the book "change i believe in." congratulations on that. >> thank you, ed. >> all right. is this a turning point in any way, shape or form for the republicans, with newt being the front-runner right now? and this big stumble by mitt romney? your thoughts. >> i think it's too early to tell. we've seen bullets before. there's still time to take newt down some. i still think in iowa ron paul has a chance to come in first. has the best field ground operation, may bring in new caucusgoers. for romney, that moment, i don't know if your viewers remember, when his father came back from vietnam in 1967, mitt romney's father, his father said, i was brainwashed. he was out of that race. the campaign ended. i don't know if the campaign ends for mitt romney. but, boy, is he clueless. $10,000 is one-fifth of the median income of an iowa family. he didn't know it. they're out of touch in general with the state of economic pain and problems
joining me now, katrina vanden heuvel. editor and publisher of "the nation" magazine and author of the book "change i believe in." congratulations on that. >> thank you, ed. >> all right. is this a turning point in any way, shape or form for the republicans, with newt being the front-runner right now? and this big stumble by mitt romney? your thoughts. >> i think it's too early to tell. we've seen bullets before. there's still time to take newt down some. i...
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. >> and you talk about disaster assistance on hold, bring up hurricane katrina and memories of the bush administration which does not play well for republicans. thank you as always to chuck todd, live from the white house. >> okay. >> we will be asking you many more questions in the coming days and have the president's remarks live later this hour. ari, talk about president obama and sort of his role in all of this, whichs is to say he has to act as the commander in chief, a tricky ballet for romney and the white house as well. appear to be above it all, yuts understanding he has a couple days left and has to make his convincing argument before november 6th. >> one job in america that's 24/7 and that's the president. >> oh, no. you have not seen the way th this -- the way she goes at this job. >> i love you for that but i could never oversee any disaster -- >> maybe that's the next segment as we talk about alex wagner versus president obama and get into that. >> keep it coming. >> but people know that. people know that in their gut. and depending on the kind of president you are, ronald
. >> and you talk about disaster assistance on hold, bring up hurricane katrina and memories of the bush administration which does not play well for republicans. thank you as always to chuck todd, live from the white house. >> okay. >> we will be asking you many more questions in the coming days and have the president's remarks live later this hour. ari, talk about president obama and sort of his role in all of this, whichs is to say he has to act as the commander in chief, a...
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i grew up in d.c., katrina. d.c., federal employees now make twice as much on average as the average american. d.c.'s unemployment level is 5 or 6%. fairfax and montgomery county, two of the richest counties in the united states. we have twice as many government workers in america as manufacturing workers. country can't go on like that, katrina. >> you're talking about a race to the bottom. i'm talking about a race to the top. we should have more manufacturing workers. we should have more workers in the private sector. why take down government workers and why not lift all. all boats should be lifted, pat. i think the inequality in this country is an inequality that needs to be addressed in the total sense because this country is not broke. it is the debate and the establishment consensus in this country about the economy is broke. what you just said to me is a broken idea that we need to bring down government workers in order to lift up the economy. we need to boost demand. >> it's too big, katrina. >> what's to
i grew up in d.c., katrina. d.c., federal employees now make twice as much on average as the average american. d.c.'s unemployment level is 5 or 6%. fairfax and montgomery county, two of the richest counties in the united states. we have twice as many government workers in america as manufacturing workers. country can't go on like that, katrina. >> you're talking about a race to the bottom. i'm talking about a race to the top. we should have more manufacturing workers. we should have more...
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thank you to gillian, katrina, imogen and mort today. we'll be right back. this w as t he gulf's best this w tourism season in years. all because so many people wanted to visit us in louisiana. they came to see us, in florida nice try, they came to hang out with us in alabama... once folks heard mississippi had the welcome sign out, they couldn't wait to get here. this year was great but next year's gonna be even better. and anyone who knows the gulf knows that winter is primetime fun time. the sun's out and the water's beautiful... you can go deep sea fishing. for amberjack, grouper and mackerel... our golf courses are open. our bed and breakfast have special rates... and migrating waterfowl from all over make this a bird watcher's paradise. so if you missed it earlier this year, come on down. if you've already been here come on back... to mississippi... florida... louisiana... alabama... the gulf's america's get-a-way spot no matter where you go. so come on down and help make 2012 an even better year for tourism on the gulf. brought to you by bp and all of
thank you to gillian, katrina, imogen and mort today. we'll be right back. this w as t he gulf's best this w tourism season in years. all because so many people wanted to visit us in louisiana. they came to see us, in florida nice try, they came to hang out with us in alabama... once folks heard mississippi had the welcome sign out, they couldn't wait to get here. this year was great but next year's gonna be even better. and anyone who knows the gulf knows that winter is primetime fun time. the...
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during katrina, i visited sheriff harry lee. i told him, sheriff, that's ridiculous. before i knew it, he was yelling on the phone. congressman ginnedle is here? he says you can come and arrest him, too. like my dad said years ago, americans can do anything. >> hard to watch all these years later. >>> still ahead on "way too early," why are you awake? your awkward tweets, texts and e-mails are next. "morning joe," just moments away. [ male announcer ] drinking a smoothie with no vegetable nutrition? ♪ [ gong ] strawberry banana! [ male announcer ] for a smoothie with real fruit plus veggie nutrition new v8 v-fusion smoothie. could've had a v8. one golden crown. come on frank how long have we known each other? go to e-trade. they got killer tools man. they'll help you nail a retirement plan that's fierce. two golden crowns. you realize the odds of winning are the same as being mauled by a polar bear and a regular bear in the same day? frank! oh wow, you didn't win? i wanna show you something... it's my shocked face. [ gasps ] ♪ [ male announcer ] get a retirement p
during katrina, i visited sheriff harry lee. i told him, sheriff, that's ridiculous. before i knew it, he was yelling on the phone. congressman ginnedle is here? he says you can come and arrest him, too. like my dad said years ago, americans can do anything. >> hard to watch all these years later. >>> still ahead on "way too early," why are you awake? your awkward tweets, texts and e-mails are next. "morning joe," just moments away. [ male announcer ] drinking...
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. >> memories of hurricane katrina are inspiring one high school to come to the aid of hurricane sandy's victims. students and faculty on a mission to send a semitrailer stocked with canned foods, blankets and other item to the atlantic coast. great for them. meanwhile, hurricane sandy has left behind a trail of sadness for the lives and property lost in its wake. nbc's brian williams spent part of his childhood growing up near the beaches of the jersey shore. so yesterday he went back to assess the damage. >> reporter: in point pleasant beach, the white sands motel has been in business for 30 years. the pool is full of sand. this is what is left of one of the motel rooms. another shore landmark is jenks where cindy clous rolled out the storm in the local aquarium she runs. >> we heard this huge woosh. and within seconds the water level went from the first step up to the door knob. >> reporter: the power is still out. they're keeping the animals safe and alive with one generator. of course, it's supposed to be a little scary in here. you have the halloween decorations up. >> that's right
. >> memories of hurricane katrina are inspiring one high school to come to the aid of hurricane sandy's victims. students and faculty on a mission to send a semitrailer stocked with canned foods, blankets and other item to the atlantic coast. great for them. meanwhile, hurricane sandy has left behind a trail of sadness for the lives and property lost in its wake. nbc's brian williams spent part of his childhood growing up near the beaches of the jersey shore. so yesterday he went back to...
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remember katrina six years ago we saw people in katrina, and i believe on this network and all networks, we heard people saying why don't those people just get in their cars and drive out of there, and then in some embarrassing moment it dawned on everybody that those people, poor black people, who owned homes, did not own cars. they don't have driver's licenses. they have been voting for decades, and we've just changed the rules, and it's going to cause them not to be able to vote. we shouldn't do that in our democracy. >> afraid we've run out of time. apologize. thank you so much for doing joining us and throughout the week on "politics nation," tune in for the series of "block the vote," an investigation into new voting laws around the country. that's "politics nation" all week at 6:00 p.m. eastern, and we'll be right back. healthy can be fun. see? he's taking his vitamins. new one a day vitacraves plus omega-3 dha is a complete multivitamin for adults. plus an excellent source of omega-3 dha in a great tasting gummy. one a day, gummies for grown-ups. i've tried it. in a great tastin
remember katrina six years ago we saw people in katrina, and i believe on this network and all networks, we heard people saying why don't those people just get in their cars and drive out of there, and then in some embarrassing moment it dawned on everybody that those people, poor black people, who owned homes, did not own cars. they don't have driver's licenses. they have been voting for decades, and we've just changed the rules, and it's going to cause them not to be able to vote. we...
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we saw that in katrina and post-katrina what we're doing is raising the cost of flood insurance. the suggestion it was self-motivated would be ridiculous. let me say this, billions and billions of dollars -- >> i want do interrupt you for a moment. one of the things i'm finding difficult to get my head around is you wanted to have this refur refurbishment of the beach, and yet you opposed saving the motor industry. we're 1.4 million jobs, and yet you oppose that and that's why people are asking this difficult question of you, was this really about the sand on the shore or you chucking another earmark in, and so you did that and the value of your shous now bound to go up? >> martin, the value of my house hasn't gone up. the security on coastal georgia is protected. that program has been going on for decades. local match, state matched. your premise here is that the only way to save general motors or the auto industry -- >> that's not my premise. with respect that's not my premise. >> i misunderstood. >> i'll explain my premise. you were prepared to pursue $6.3 million for a piece
we saw that in katrina and post-katrina what we're doing is raising the cost of flood insurance. the suggestion it was self-motivated would be ridiculous. let me say this, billions and billions of dollars -- >> i want do interrupt you for a moment. one of the things i'm finding difficult to get my head around is you wanted to have this refur refurbishment of the beach, and yet you opposed saving the motor industry. we're 1.4 million jobs, and yet you oppose that and that's why people are...
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these days are so vital and something, cokie, that i saw in katrina from the first day. >> right. >> it's the first week or so when the red cross and the other agencies are still trying to get their arms around this. that is when the help is needed. >> absolutely. i do a lot of work with save the children and we are in there because of all things you just heard about americare doesn't ply to children. no diapers in there and no special formula so we do that at save the children and another thing having safe spaces for kids and we learned that in katrina because we do it around the world all the team but after katrina, the children were in situations that they should never have been in. >> i know. >> and so now save the children is in there doing that kind of work. >> it's interesting. you talk about diapers and water. as our church was going back and forth every day and we drive over two hours every day and would take water but we found diapers too. kids would be walking around two or three days later without new diapers airport and stand in line with the hundred degree heat for wate
these days are so vital and something, cokie, that i saw in katrina from the first day. >> right. >> it's the first week or so when the red cross and the other agencies are still trying to get their arms around this. that is when the help is needed. >> absolutely. i do a lot of work with save the children and we are in there because of all things you just heard about americare doesn't ply to children. no diapers in there and no special formula so we do that at save the...
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>>> and right now with a msnbc contributor, gerald bernstein, a adviser to advisory president, and katrina, a dear friend of mine and a mentor, one of my boss's editor of a magazine, and fighting for progress in the age of obama, and you see our next guess here on dylan ratigan's program, and it's great to have you. i have to give a shotout to my mom who made coffee cake for you guys. >> it's a beautiful thing. >> thanks, mom. >> we're a month away from the iowa caucus, herman cain suspended his race, otherwise known as getting out of the race, but staying in the race to raise money to get rid of the debts. and gingrich in the lead, and ron paul at second at 18%, and mitt romney in third. also last night, mike huckabee hosted a forum on his fox news program, and it was a strange format. each candidate sat alone on the stage, questioned by a panel of republican attorneys general and it generated all the fire and passion of a oral exam. it was a moment where you realize that this is's a cultural divide aside from the substantive divide between liberals and conservatives, and part of it comes
>>> and right now with a msnbc contributor, gerald bernstein, a adviser to advisory president, and katrina, a dear friend of mine and a mentor, one of my boss's editor of a magazine, and fighting for progress in the age of obama, and you see our next guess here on dylan ratigan's program, and it's great to have you. i have to give a shotout to my mom who made coffee cake for you guys. >> it's a beautiful thing. >> thanks, mom. >> we're a month away from the iowa...
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bush didn't land in new orleans right after hurricane katrina. he didn't want to get in the way of some of the cleanup. of course that disaster response didn't go as well as it looks like president obama is handling the response happening this time. but there is the danger dealing with secret service logistics at a time when regular logistics, just living every day life, becomes incredibly hard. >> i think it's worth pointing out certainly the obama campaign probably didn't imagine the extent. warmth of the words that chris christie has for the president, but mitt romney held his disaster relief event in ohio yesterday. the question that dogged him that he would not answer was about fema. take a listen. >> governor, what should fema's role be? governor, would you eliminate fema if you were president? >> well, it's either 11 or 14 times, depending on whose count you believe. the campaign released a statement saying that romney would not abolish fema but, quote, governor romney believes that states should be in charge of emergency management in res
bush didn't land in new orleans right after hurricane katrina. he didn't want to get in the way of some of the cleanup. of course that disaster response didn't go as well as it looks like president obama is handling the response happening this time. but there is the danger dealing with secret service logistics at a time when regular logistics, just living every day life, becomes incredibly hard. >> i think it's worth pointing out certainly the obama campaign probably didn't imagine the...
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this is obama's katrina. then we plugged the leak, got republ repairs for people in the gulf, and it wasn't mentioned in the 2012 campaign. so i think it's hard to make a judgment. >> obama care is not the oil. >> no, it's not, but if i were concerned about these numbers as well as the number of people that can get on this website and get obama care. i think when they fix that, this problem will take care of itself. >> is this a grand problem of the inability to solve problems? >> that's a good question. obviously, we don't know, and you're right, health care is not the bp oil spill. it's something that's going to go on for years and decades. you talk to people about it and say, we're really not in the first inning of the nine-inning game. so it's going to take a while to sort this out. i go back to the old notion of follow the money. where is the money going in health care? and individuals are going to pay, employers are going to pay, the government is paying subsidies, but the real interesting x factor are
this is obama's katrina. then we plugged the leak, got republ repairs for people in the gulf, and it wasn't mentioned in the 2012 campaign. so i think it's hard to make a judgment. >> obama care is not the oil. >> no, it's not, but if i were concerned about these numbers as well as the number of people that can get on this website and get obama care. i think when they fix that, this problem will take care of itself. >> is this a grand problem of the inability to solve...
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>> i think katrina may be the best analogy. what is remarkable is that each party seems intent on throwing the other a lifeline when they're drowning. in early october, there was already some problems with obama care. so what do the republicans do? they had a shutdown and through a lifeline to the democrat. then republicans at their lowest point ever and what has obama done, he's thrown a life long. both parties are in trouble, but he's the president and this will be very hard to come back from. >> we'll be asking a lot of questions to a big roster of guests this morning on how to fix this, if it can be fixed. coming up on morning skroe o"mj senator joe manchin will be here. governor mcdonnell will be here. we'll talk to claire mccaskill. and later, a live interview with john kerry. up next, we'll preview the brand new political company magazine. john harris joins us. a news piece describes the obama cabinet as a fun house mirror filled with communications breakdowns. >> where is the hat, man? first here is it bill karins with
>> i think katrina may be the best analogy. what is remarkable is that each party seems intent on throwing the other a lifeline when they're drowning. in early october, there was already some problems with obama care. so what do the republicans do? they had a shutdown and through a lifeline to the democrat. then republicans at their lowest point ever and what has obama done, he's thrown a life long. both parties are in trouble, but he's the president and this will be very hard to come...
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people see the images out of new jersey, they think of the indelible images of government failure after katrina. that's what people are reminded of. that's when you had a president and a federal government that did not work, did not come to the aid of people. so you don't have to talk about the bush legacy. you don't have to draw the comparison because it's right there in people's heads. in the case of our dear friend on radio, what's left of his head is clearly exploding. >> ideologue is the kindest thing said about rush limbaugh on my show. richard wolffe always keeps it classy. richard wolffe and krystal ball. thank you both very much for joining us tonight. >>> coming up, mitt romney actually tells the crowd in ohio he knows all about hurricane cleanup, because this is absolutely true, this is what he told them, he once had to help clean up the football field after a football game when he was in high school. seriously. that's his experience with cleanup. and that's in the "rewrite." >>> and with the election just six days away, will voters across the northeast be able to actually vote on el
people see the images out of new jersey, they think of the indelible images of government failure after katrina. that's what people are reminded of. that's when you had a president and a federal government that did not work, did not come to the aid of people. so you don't have to talk about the bush legacy. you don't have to draw the comparison because it's right there in people's heads. in the case of our dear friend on radio, what's left of his head is clearly exploding. >> ideologue is...
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writes, kathleen sebelius is the obama care rollout, what fema director michael brown was to hurricane katrina response. he goes on to note that brown was gone two weeks after the storm where sebelius looks to be in a place for grim duration of the effort to right healthcare.gov. and i want to play what former white house chief of staff bill daly said this morning on "cbs this morning." let's play it. >> some people are calling for her to be fired. to me, that's like firing captain smith on the titanic after it hit the iceberg. it's not going to do much right now. i think they've got to get it fixed. they've got to get it straightened out. then there's a question, obviously, whether there need to be new leadership at that department, not only with the secretary but other things going forward. >> again, reiterating what we said earlier, these contractors at the hearing said that they believe these problems will be fixed and those who are able to enroll, start the enrollment january 1st will be able to do so. but that does not leave this lingering issue of kathleen sebelius and what's to happen
writes, kathleen sebelius is the obama care rollout, what fema director michael brown was to hurricane katrina response. he goes on to note that brown was gone two weeks after the storm where sebelius looks to be in a place for grim duration of the effort to right healthcare.gov. and i want to play what former white house chief of staff bill daly said this morning on "cbs this morning." let's play it. >> some people are calling for her to be fired. to me, that's like firing...
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the same who called victims of katrina parasites. here's what cain had to say about some of this african-american critics. >> a lot of these liberal, leftist folk in this country that are black, they're more racist than the white people that they're claiming to be racist. >> yeah, i like the word bigoted. >> okay. that's exactly what that is. >> hard to believe that cain would continue an interview with a guy who thinks the words racist and bigoted are interchangeable. but cain didn't want to miss out on an opportunity to take a shock at obama. he said there would be no contest in a debate with the commander in chief. >> i can even talk about foreign policy deeper than he can. immigration, every issue. >> oh, don't forget the black experience in america which he's never been a part of. >> he's never been part of the black experience in america. i can talk about what it was like to be po before i was poor. he can't. >> joining me now is political analyst, professor of sociology michael eric dyson. good to have you with us. last time i
the same who called victims of katrina parasites. here's what cain had to say about some of this african-american critics. >> a lot of these liberal, leftist folk in this country that are black, they're more racist than the white people that they're claiming to be racist. >> yeah, i like the word bigoted. >> okay. that's exactly what that is. >> hard to believe that cain would continue an interview with a guy who thinks the words racist and bigoted are interchangeable....
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in fact katrina told me that on the show today. is does that mean this is such a movement it doesn't need a leader? it is via social networking and taking on a life of its own. how does it remain sustained? >> well, this is -- nobody -- i certainly do not claim to speak for the occupy wall street movement. even the brave young people who slept out there for days and days and were ignored by everybody don't claim to speak for it anymore. this is a mass phenomenon. there are incredible forces on the left and the center, people who just want a new job who are engaged. here's the next step so we have to move forward. those who are part of what we call the american dream movement, which is a sub component who are looking at how can we make sure we get the results we need, to get the jobs we need. we had a conference this week. we had 2,000 people, 200 organizations and we came forward with a concrete agenda. we want to make this in to the american autumn. we had the arab spring. this will be the american atum and there protests through
in fact katrina told me that on the show today. is does that mean this is such a movement it doesn't need a leader? it is via social networking and taking on a life of its own. how does it remain sustained? >> well, this is -- nobody -- i certainly do not claim to speak for the occupy wall street movement. even the brave young people who slept out there for days and days and were ignored by everybody don't claim to speak for it anymore. this is a mass phenomenon. there are incredible...
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it was aaccused of a chaotic and uneven sfons to katrina and being too slow to spend money in haiti. as for sandy, mcgovern says it poses unique challenges, victims stacked in high rises, a storm area the size of europe. now, we asked mcgovern why if her dwrup is doing such a great job so many are upset with the red cross. she says there are a lot of people hurting and hearing the cries for help and will respond aas quickly as possible. by the way, the red cross does promise that 91 cents of every dollar donated will be spent to help victims of this storm, tamron. >> thank you very much for that report. and a major overhaul at the world's largest broadcaster. the top two officials at london's bbc now out in the wake of a child sex abuse scandal that is epic. we'll get the latest from london on what's happening there. plus, an interesting question from our first read team. here's the question. is the independent vote overrated? what is your answer? it is certainly worth asking after governor romney won among independents but lost the election. don't tell us your answer. after the brea
it was aaccused of a chaotic and uneven sfons to katrina and being too slow to spend money in haiti. as for sandy, mcgovern says it poses unique challenges, victims stacked in high rises, a storm area the size of europe. now, we asked mcgovern why if her dwrup is doing such a great job so many are upset with the red cross. she says there are a lot of people hurting and hearing the cries for help and will respond aas quickly as possible. by the way, the red cross does promise that 91 cents of...
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about welfare policy and examples i use in the book how we talked about people who survived hurricane katrina as refugees rather than citizens. we see race and gender and stereo types coming together to impact how american politics treats black women. >> it's always good to see you, i appreciate your time. the book called "sister citizen" everyone can check it out. >> thanks, thomas. >> a ba jill yon dollar bill, then go to a target and buy a pack of gum and they have to give you all that change. >> the real michelle bachmann, at least according to jimmy fallon next who cuddle up with your soreness and give out polar bear hugs. technology. [ male announcer ] new bengay cold therapy. the same technology used by physical therapists. go to bengay.com for a $3 coupon. the same technology used by physical therapists. ♪ ♪ ♪ when the things that you need ♪ ♪ come at just the right speed, that's logistics. ♪ ♪ medicine that can't wait legal briefs there by eight, ♪ ♪ that's logistics. ♪ ♪ freight for you, box for me box that keeps you healthy, ♪ ♪ that's logistics. ♪ ♪ s
about welfare policy and examples i use in the book how we talked about people who survived hurricane katrina as refugees rather than citizens. we see race and gender and stereo types coming together to impact how american politics treats black women. >> it's always good to see you, i appreciate your time. the book called "sister citizen" everyone can check it out. >> thanks, thomas. >> a ba jill yon dollar bill, then go to a target and buy a pack of gum and they...
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he was a special adviser to louisiana after hurricane katrina. mark, you worked in fema also. what is the fema response in a situation like this now when there's multiple states to respond to at the same time? >> good evening, lawrence. fema's mission is to support the state and local governments when it exceeds their capacity. an event like this it becomes that much more challenging. fema has the capacity, ten regions they can draw resources from around the nation and bring them to bear where they're much needed. in the case of this storm fema has leaned forward and prepositioned those resources in chose states. they've been there for days before the storm making landfall. >> what are common mistakes made in situations like this? >> well, the common mistakes are not understanding what the needs of the state and locals are. getting out in front and not having good lines of communication. i think what you've seen in the past in some of the disasters that have been portrayed as failing is because you didn't have that good, clean, crisp lines of communication you're seeing now. w
he was a special adviser to louisiana after hurricane katrina. mark, you worked in fema also. what is the fema response in a situation like this now when there's multiple states to respond to at the same time? >> good evening, lawrence. fema's mission is to support the state and local governments when it exceeds their capacity. an event like this it becomes that much more challenging. fema has the capacity, ten regions they can draw resources from around the nation and bring them to bear...
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didn't miss in 2005 -- or 2006 after katrina, and the affects, you know, from this oil spill did not cause it to cancel either. you know, but you could see some effects with some of the blue water category that were -- had to be, you know, eliminated, but some people caught some really nice fish and the event seemed to go off without a hitch and be pretty scuffle. >> what are the beaches looking like? is there oil visible? i guess the concern of a lot of families is they are worried about their kids and maybe health risks associated with not just going into the water, but playing in the sand where there may be oil buried. >> well, chris, our situation here in south mississippi has been a little different. you know, we're 77 days into this thing and up until about a week or so ago, we had not really seen a large impact of oil. now, a lot of factors had to come together for that to happen, winds and currents mostly but, you know, our beaches were still clean and people were still catching fish in our waters, but in recent days, we have seen oil, you know, not just tar balls, but these
didn't miss in 2005 -- or 2006 after katrina, and the affects, you know, from this oil spill did not cause it to cancel either. you know, but you could see some effects with some of the blue water category that were -- had to be, you know, eliminated, but some people caught some really nice fish and the event seemed to go off without a hitch and be pretty scuffle. >> what are the beaches looking like? is there oil visible? i guess the concern of a lot of families is they are worried about...
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that compares to ten days for hurricane katrina and 17 days for hurricane gustav. i told people it was going to add things to the back ending. here's what it caused. no federal money started to flow here until the end of may. >> sir, do you support what chris christie is saying here, that this response was too slow and congress bears some of the blame for that pace? >> absolutely. congress bears a large amount of the blame. it was absolutely disgraceful that we had to wait over three months to get the aid every other region in the country got within ten days or two weeks. this was wrong. it compounded the problems we had and we had to go through the entire winter with virtually for federal aid coming in. adds governor christie said, it was nearly may by the time the process was completed. then there was so much devastation, so much damage and, yes, now a large amount of money. the effort is being made to ensure the money is not wasted. in my district we had a sewage treatment plant that was destroyed. we had road works, we had the whole beach front, all of that was
that compares to ten days for hurricane katrina and 17 days for hurricane gustav. i told people it was going to add things to the back ending. here's what it caused. no federal money started to flow here until the end of may. >> sir, do you support what chris christie is saying here, that this response was too slow and congress bears some of the blame for that pace? >> absolutely. congress bears a large amount of the blame. it was absolutely disgraceful that we had to wait over...
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first katrina tainted george bush's presidency. then isaac wiped out the first day of the republican national convention. now hurricane sandy. sandy, what kind of name is that? are you a dude storm or a lady storm? oh, big surprise. just when obama needs a boost, who shows up but a gender-ambiguous weather system, a category 5 bi-hurricane. hey, don't get me wrong. i don't mind you being a meteorological event, but why must you be so flamboyant and in my face about it? no. i'm hurricane sandy. deal with me. >> oh, my gosh. up next, bill karins calls it the storm of a lifetime. for many living along the east coast as millions are still trying to recover from hurricane sandy. this week's "time" cover tackles the impact of the storm along with special election coverage. rick stengel is next to reveal the new issue. "morning joe" returns in just a moment. [ man ] ring ring... progresso this reduced sodium soup says it may help lower cholesterol, how does it work? you just have to eat it as part of your heart healthy diet. step 1. eat t
first katrina tainted george bush's presidency. then isaac wiped out the first day of the republican national convention. now hurricane sandy. sandy, what kind of name is that? are you a dude storm or a lady storm? oh, big surprise. just when obama needs a boost, who shows up but a gender-ambiguous weather system, a category 5 bi-hurricane. hey, don't get me wrong. i don't mind you being a meteorological event, but why must you be so flamboyant and in my face about it? no. i'm hurricane sandy....
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won, three was because of the latino boom, and the other one is because of the displacements of the katrina victims. what is most fascinating, the republicans are saying it's by accident, and then you look at the smith e-mails, and we know what they are doing and maybe they won't catch on to us. not only are latinos feeling disinfranchised, but it's so blatant. >> we have an e-mail not from him, but an e-mail from an expert on this, who wrote to the people drawing this map, and saying this is not going to fly. he writes the committee map has passed and has no chance of preclearance, and the map i sent you -- he's basically saying you should use my map because it's one that will work. this is the analysis that practiced in the voting rights, and red flag you are doing it wrong, and this will be struck down. i would encourage you to speak with them about the economy past map. they will be from evil d.c., and these e-mails are so damming because they just show that perry approved this. if we had a different commit kul culture, this would be one of the biggest scandaled -- i mean, you have what
won, three was because of the latino boom, and the other one is because of the displacements of the katrina victims. what is most fascinating, the republicans are saying it's by accident, and then you look at the smith e-mails, and we know what they are doing and maybe they won't catch on to us. not only are latinos feeling disinfranchised, but it's so blatant. >> we have an e-mail not from him, but an e-mail from an expert on this, who wrote to the people drawing this map, and saying...
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and a piece about what obama could learn from bush over katrina and the oil spill. he thinks he has some things to learn, which is quite a provocative piece. >> very good. tina, thank you. >>> coming up in a few minute, new york governor george pataki who doesn't think we should call the new york times square arrest a full success. >>> laura bush was on "oprah" yesterday talking about the moment her husband quit drinking after a long weekend bender. she explains when we come back. national car rental? that's my choice. because with national, i roll past the counter... and choose any car in the aisle. oh, buck chooses the blue one! [ male announcer ] go national. go like a pro. choosing your own car? now, that's a good call. a man can only try... and try...and try. [ male announcer ] honey nut cheerios tastes great and can help lower cholesterol. bee happy. bee healthy. ♪ and we're saving on packaging by using less cardboard. when we save, you save. that means thousands of rollbacks. it's rollback time. ♪ >>> oh, yes. >> wait. >> let jonathan do that. >> it's in
and a piece about what obama could learn from bush over katrina and the oil spill. he thinks he has some things to learn, which is quite a provocative piece. >> very good. tina, thank you. >>> coming up in a few minute, new york governor george pataki who doesn't think we should call the new york times square arrest a full success. >>> laura bush was on "oprah" yesterday talking about the moment her husband quit drinking after a long weekend bender. she...
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katrina. >> yeah. >> let's look at what happened to hurricane katrina. you know what, though? again this is part of a bigger problem with mitt romney right now and republicans and democrats that are afraid to talk about how you really save this country and tackle the debt. instead, they talked about silly things like cutting fema, cutting big bird or saying we're going to take care of all of our problems by raising some taxes on rich people. instead of talking about saving this country for the next generation. >> and also not being honest about defense. >> and both sides not being honest about defense. >> okay. thank you. >> how's that? >> good. >> i don't define fema as quote big government. >> right. >> i define entitlement programs by their numbers that are going to cripple us as, quote, big government. >> "wall street journal," barack obama -- when the history of this administration is written, maybe someone will note the difference. here is that man who promised a transformative presidenc
katrina. >> yeah. >> let's look at what happened to hurricane katrina. you know what, though? again this is part of a bigger problem with mitt romney right now and republicans and democrats that are afraid to talk about how you really save this country and tackle the debt. instead, they talked about silly things like cutting fema, cutting big bird or saying we're going to take care of all of our problems by raising some taxes on rich people. instead of talking about saving this...
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the president was critical among other things of the government's response to hurricane katrina. >> when hurricane andrew struck in florida, people said, look at this devastation. we don't expect you to come up with your own money. here. here's the money to rebuild. we're not going to wait for you to scratch it together. because you're part of the american family. what's happening down in new orleans? where's your dollar? where's your stafford act money? it makes no sense. it tells me the bullet hasn't been taken out. it tells me that somehow the people down in new orleans, they don't care about as much. >> so at the same time yesterday, there was another video posted on the huffington post showing congressman paul ryan speaking in november of 2011 about ten months ago about a moral tipping point in the united states. that was six months before mitt romney's 47% remarks. >> before too long, we could become a society we were never, ever intended to be. we could become a society where the net majority of americans are takers, not makers. today, 70% of americans get more benefits from the f
the president was critical among other things of the government's response to hurricane katrina. >> when hurricane andrew struck in florida, people said, look at this devastation. we don't expect you to come up with your own money. here. here's the money to rebuild. we're not going to wait for you to scratch it together. because you're part of the american family. what's happening down in new orleans? where's your dollar? where's your stafford act money? it makes no sense. it tells me the...
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you referred to my frustration in the wake of katrina when members of congress were still trying to beef up their backs at a time when i did not quit but i was frustrated. yes, too much money in politics. i don't know how you stop it without violating james madison's ten words when he said congress shall make no law abridging the freedom of speech. that's a tough one. >> jonathan capehart, bankers profitable because of a subsidized system, and competitive laws that are preventing real choice, if you look at the efforts, the people on airplanes flying to washington, d.c. and spending money to make sure, and the balance of the country basically is in passive resistance, looking at their black baries and reading the internet and sitting on the couch and yelling at their families and friends about how outrageous this is, but nobody is fighting the people delivering the money to congress. >> well, the lobbyist are stampeding down the halls of congress. the american people don't have a lobbyist of their own to, you know, argue for their interests. chuck raised a very good interesting point in
you referred to my frustration in the wake of katrina when members of congress were still trying to beef up their backs at a time when i did not quit but i was frustrated. yes, too much money in politics. i don't know how you stop it without violating james madison's ten words when he said congress shall make no law abridging the freedom of speech. that's a tough one. >> jonathan capehart, bankers profitable because of a subsidized system, and competitive laws that are preventing real...
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it has been equally bad like george bush looking down over katrina. >> the first few steps along the way if i were in the white house, i would say how could this have happened. what's underlying this in the end, you have a set of technical glitches, what is underlying this is people are realizing that there was an unfortunate impression conveyed that the health care plan, everybody was a winner. everybody was winning the lottery and nobody was losing. when you balance the equities, people are going to end up somewhat worse off in terms of the cost or this or that. the vast majority will be better off. the idea that everybody would be better off wasn't the case. >> they never talked about that. you can't get 30 million people on health insurance without other people paying for it. there is no such thing as a free lunch. >> agree. >> you are exactly right. the wealthier may have to pay more. the stories that are troubling right now is the fact that like the l.a. times story, it's not devastating because you have working class people and middle class people that are struggling that are
it has been equally bad like george bush looking down over katrina. >> the first few steps along the way if i were in the white house, i would say how could this have happened. what's underlying this in the end, you have a set of technical glitches, what is underlying this is people are realizing that there was an unfortunate impression conveyed that the health care plan, everybody was a winner. everybody was winning the lottery and nobody was losing. when you balance the equities, people...
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. >> you know, you were on the ground post katrina in new orleans and professor hill you were just in new orleans in january speaking about your work and about housing. when i hear people in hotels, a huge housing crisis, communities decimated. i can't help but to think about my city that i love, right? that if we had started to think about remedies in september of 2005, then maybe we would, in fact, have some answers on the table now in 2012 seven years later. but we allowed that minor and the ka -- that canary to choke and die and we didn't develop what some of the -- >> saddest story. we're in st. bernard parrish a year later and standing there with a woman working in a food pantry. they're still open. it's a year later. she's handing out food, handing out food. where do you live? >> we live where the murphy oil tank spilled. it exploded during the storm, disspoiling a whole section of town. we went back to her house and she stood there and cried for half an hour. i said ha is this like? well, i go to the sba, it says this. i go to the state, it says this. i go to the county, it sa
. >> you know, you were on the ground post katrina in new orleans and professor hill you were just in new orleans in january speaking about your work and about housing. when i hear people in hotels, a huge housing crisis, communities decimated. i can't help but to think about my city that i love, right? that if we had started to think about remedies in september of 2005, then maybe we would, in fact, have some answers on the table now in 2012 seven years later. but we allowed that minor...
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he responded terribly to katrina. the war is a mess right now. and if we continue in this direction, republicans are going to lose the majority. i had so many weanies out there attacking me. how dare you attack george w. bush! and you're not a true conservative! while you have people on other shows go you're a great american. he's a great american. republicans are great americans. while rome was burning i was telling the crew people got angry at me, harold, but guess what? the second bush left town, they said you were right, joe, the second newt left town, they said you were right, joe. you know what? if republicans don't take the majority this year, they are going to say the same exact thing again. it seems washington never learns, harold. washington never learns. >> you know, it's easy when you're in that cocoon as you and i both remember to not only dismiss or find it easy to dismiss criticism but easier to ignore some of the structure of the criticism. i know you and i both know eric cantor and john boehner and paul ryan could take not only s
he responded terribly to katrina. the war is a mess right now. and if we continue in this direction, republicans are going to lose the majority. i had so many weanies out there attacking me. how dare you attack george w. bush! and you're not a true conservative! while you have people on other shows go you're a great american. he's a great american. republicans are great americans. while rome was burning i was telling the crew people got angry at me, harold, but guess what? the second bush left...
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after every disaster except for katrina, bigger than 9/11 and so forth. you've now had this rather very sharp increase back up to 56. so this is good news. because consumers are, again, feeling a little bit better about things and so, of course, congress does something else to make them feel less good. but for a moment, feeling more optimistic. you can see that in the holiday sales numbers. >> holiday sales numbers may be up. what about auto sales? i always cheer on and congratulations on what you're part of it -- >> he's the car czar. >> i know he's a car czar. i'm one of these guys -- i'm my dad's son, when ford and gm are doing well, i'm feeling better about america. when detroit's doing well, i'm thinking there's some hope. >> we can make you feel better there because car sales have also started recovering. back in the worst of it they were down in the 9.3 million range, and now they have been climbing steadily and just hit 13.6 -- >> there's a huge spike in july of '09. explain what happened in july of '09? >> cash for clunkers. >> i was going to say
after every disaster except for katrina, bigger than 9/11 and so forth. you've now had this rather very sharp increase back up to 56. so this is good news. because consumers are, again, feeling a little bit better about things and so, of course, congress does something else to make them feel less good. but for a moment, feeling more optimistic. you can see that in the holiday sales numbers. >> holiday sales numbers may be up. what about auto sales? i always cheer on and congratulations on...
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donny. >> katrina and donny. you get them together and i was just e-mailing willie and saying, okay, so is this being actually sponsored by the carl marx youth of -- >> i was trying to bring different voices to the table. >> yeah, left, far left, socialist, marxist. >> you had nothing to worry about. >> it was great. but i really enjoyed a couple days ago. >> okay. >> what was that? >> what do you mean? >> nothing, it was crazy. the debate, huntsman -- tina, huntsman showed up and he was mad. he was fighting. that was a new guy. >> that was a new guy. if only he could take a time machine back to the days of the rockefeller republican era, he would be a winner. but he is actually beginning to look very well informed. i do think new hampshire is a place he could make up this comeback -- well, he could actually launch himself finally. >> well, we actually have a bet. >> we do. >> dan senor and i have a bet. >> prime grill kosher steak. >> and that bet is what? >> i do not think huntsman will ever exceed his space ri
donny. >> katrina and donny. you get them together and i was just e-mailing willie and saying, okay, so is this being actually sponsored by the carl marx youth of -- >> i was trying to bring different voices to the table. >> yeah, left, far left, socialist, marxist. >> you had nothing to worry about. >> it was great. but i really enjoyed a couple days ago. >> okay. >> what was that? >> what do you mean? >> nothing, it was crazy. the debate,...
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this is the first really huge rain event new orleans has seen ever since katrina, one of the biggest. if this isn't cold enough for you, minus 33 windchill in bismarck. the windchill is 2 in oklahoma city. it is now 3 in chicago and, lynn, i hope you enjoyed the nice, mild morning in the northeast. that cold air has its eyes set on us tomorrow into thursday. >> oh, bill, always the bearer of good news. come on. >> hey, who knows? >> thanks so much. well, the golden globe nominations are in but who will win? george clooney's latest "up in the air" led all including best drama and best actor. also, the musical "nine" grabbed five nominations and the best musical or comedy category. which nominations could signal oscar nods in the future? courtney hazlett is here. >> those are high compliments to make sense of it all. >> first "up in the air." it's a recession era movie. it's appropriate. >> it's appropriate. it has a fantastic script and it has george clooney. i would just like to congratulate george clooney. i am one of those people, shameless as it is. do you think it will do quite we
this is the first really huge rain event new orleans has seen ever since katrina, one of the biggest. if this isn't cold enough for you, minus 33 windchill in bismarck. the windchill is 2 in oklahoma city. it is now 3 in chicago and, lynn, i hope you enjoyed the nice, mild morning in the northeast. that cold air has its eyes set on us tomorrow into thursday. >> oh, bill, always the bearer of good news. come on. >> hey, who knows? >> thanks so much. well, the golden globe...
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and then, you know, i kind of commuted back and forth and katrina came as you all know, and you did such a great job of reminding people about it daily. and i kind of stuck around. and now new orleans is actually, you know, you've got to take your silver linings where you find them. there's not a whole lot to do about a hurricane. new orleans is in better shape and has a brighter future than i ever would've thought it would have before katrina. >> a lot of reform. when we went down and did an education showdown there with starbucks, what shocked us, and you were there. the energy and excitement of young people across america and the world saying i'm coming to this town, and i'm going to make a difference. >> and beforehand, you know, if your kid from new orleans went out of town and went to college, they were never coming back. now you've got local kids coming back and so many across the country because so many nonprofits popping up. the water left town and they stayed. and now you've got all of these sort of -- something called idea village. there's an entrepreneurial spirit there that
and then, you know, i kind of commuted back and forth and katrina came as you all know, and you did such a great job of reminding people about it daily. and i kind of stuck around. and now new orleans is actually, you know, you've got to take your silver linings where you find them. there's not a whole lot to do about a hurricane. new orleans is in better shape and has a brighter future than i ever would've thought it would have before katrina. >> a lot of reform. when we went down and...